Attendee Information
CONFERENCE GOALS
Conference: INTEGRaL: Innovation Network To Enhance and Grow ReseArch Infrastructure and Links (INTEGRaL) will convene research institutions in Illinois and the surrounding region to address common challenges and explore potential solutions in research administration and research development and consider how a cooperative approach could advance shared goals.
The INTEGRaL conference is an effort of the Illinois Innovation Network to bring research administrators together to discuss how to improve research administration and research development infrastructure in support of more and better discoveries that will benefit society. It will provide a venue to explore how institutions across Illinois and beyond can work together to identify specific problems and propose scalable and generalizable solutions to provide sustainable support for growing research portfolios.
This workshop is for anyone who is interested in ways to improve the quality of research administration. Institutional leaders, research development professionals, and pre-award and post-award research administrators at all levels are welcome to attend. We invite participants from all IIN Hubs as well as emerging research institutions, minority-serving institutions, R1 research universities, primarily undergraduate institutions, and community colleges throughout the Midwest region.
CONFERENCE LOCATION
Illinois State University – Bone Student Center
100 University Street
Normal, IL 61761
All Conference events will take place at the Bone Student Center. The Marriott Hotel is approximately a 10 minute walk to the Bone Student Center.
Parking at the ISU Bone Student Center: There is a visitor parking lot connected to the Bone Student Center. The rate is $1.00 per hour. If you exit the lot after 4:30pm, there is no charge.
HOTELS
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Marriott Bloomington Normal, 201 Broadway, Normal IL 61761 (view map). Room block information will be provided in the registration confirmation email.
MAPS
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SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS
If you require any special accommodations to fully participate, please submit within the registration form or email Megan at memccan@ilstu.edu by July 8th.
PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
A final informational Know Before You Go email will be sent out to all registered attendees on July 22nd. This will include a final Conference Agenda with specific meeting room locations within the Bone Student Center.